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Making a bookingThe easiest and fastest way to book your holiday is by using the booking engine on this page. You’ll need a credit card. Select your preferred dates to check availability. You can book your holiday now by clicking the book now button or clicking this link.

A deposit equal to half of the room rate for your stay is required to secure the booking. On receipt of your card details we will debit this amount and send you a confirmation email.

NB: If you found us through Responsible Travel please do not use a third party booking engine (such as www.expedia.com for example) to book your holiday as we may then have to pay two lots of commission!

For alternative payment methods see below. In case of any doubts or questions please contact Ilaria directly at elgecoverde@hotmail.com

All our prices include taxes so no nasty surprises!

Rooms (bed and breakfast rates):Double or twin room with en suite;Low season; €65.00 per night.High season: (summer) €73 a night
Extra bed €15 per night
Family rooms for 3/4/5 people with private bathrooms:Low season: €80/€90/€110 per night.High season (summer): €88/€103/€118Breakfast is included in these prices.

Meals: Fixed menu home made evening meals (three courses; starter, main, dessert):
€16.50 per head (€11.50 for under tens)
For more information on our range of dishes see http://www.elgecoverde.co.uk/food/
Packed lunches available (with prior notice) from €8pp.

NB: It is recommended to book in advance if you´d like dinner on your night of arrival. Thereafter we will offer you the menu at breakfast time and you let us know before you go out for the day if you´d like to stay for dinner that night. Please note that we do not offer lunches.

Half board; A discount price is available for families and others who sign up for half board in advance of travel.

So much more than we expected. A perfect balance of relaxation, exploration and excitementJonathan Stevens - September 2017

The community atmosphere at the hotel was superb creating a great environment for friendships among adults and children alike.”Fiona Miller - August 2017

The stargazing just fabulous, never seen so many stars!Simone Fiaccavento - July 2012

As the hotel is small we made friends with all the other guests and frequently did activities with them which made them all the more fun. The rafting was the most exciting activity we did and is not to be missed!Louise Banham - July 2017

You need to hire a car and brush up on your Spanish as this is a largely undiscovered part of Spain to international tourism.Brent Kilmurray - August 2015

Lots of family bonding time and both the children( age 14 and 11) said that they would be happy to do a similar holiday again.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

Lots of the activities were run by locals and the hotel itself could not be much more environmentally friendly!Tanya Hayes - October 2017

Really relaxing, slowing down and spending time together as a family. We also enjoyed the farm visit, kayaking, rafting and Castril, loved the bronze age site too!”Andrea Combes - August 2017

Everything we did was through small family businesses.Kelly Lewis - Spetember 2016

The astronomy evening was very special.Simon Squibb - August 2013

Amazing seeing Saturn and its moons as well as distant galaxies! We also loved all the wild swimming opportunities.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

It was simply superb. The venue, the area, the other guest, and especially the hosts made this a holiday to rememberSara Anderson - September 2017

Canoeing on La Bolera reservoir; the people there were a massive help, the lake an amazing blue colour and the meal overlooking afterwards was really nice and very affordable.Craig Buttery" - August 2017

Peaceful hotel, good food, beautiful countryside, interesting and varied activities which work for children and adults.Anna McConnell – November 2015

All activities were arranged for us so there was no stress.Philippa McGuinness - April 2014

We loved the rafting trip. My 7 year old was buzzing from the excitement of jumping off rocks into the river and rafting down the small white water sections. The farm visit was excellent tooTanya Hayes - October 2017

The property relies on passive design rather than A/C to manage the temperature.Anna Rose - July 2016

I wanted my son to experience the outdoors, away from computer games and TV, and I was not disappointed!Tracey Davies - July 2013

The Altiplano region is relatively free of tourists and we enjoyed being amongst the Spanish on holiday.Claire Harris - August 2015

The Andalucian cooking, with our ebullient and ever so Spanish chief who provided most of the ingredients from their garden, was great fun and the results very,very tastyClare Duncan - August 2015

The hotel is very beautiful and quite rural; very peaceful and good for local adventure type activities but don´t go expecting lively nightlife and shopping!Heather Iqbal-Rayner - July 2015

It’s an eco-hotel, which manages fine without air con and is off-grid. You use local services daily, which must benefit the local area.Lisa Williams - August 2017

The hotel is a long way off the road, but just keep on going down the track!Adrian Shaw September 2016

We brought additional tourism to the area which seemed somewhat of a novelty in this part of Spain, refreshingly.Lesley Bender - August 2016

Staying at El Geco is like visiting some cool friends who have gone to live in the coolest place – as far removed from a package holiday as possible.Clare Duncan - August 2015

Really relaxing, slowing down and spending time together as a family. We also enjoyed the farm visit, kayaking, rafting and Castril, loved the bronze age site too!”Andrea Combes - August 2017

The Andalucian cooking, with our ebullient and ever so Spanish chief who provided most of the ingredients from their garden, was great fun and the results very,very tastyClare Duncan - August 2015

As the hotel is small we made friends with all the other guests and frequently did activities with them which made them all the more fun. The rafting was the most exciting activity we did and is not to be missed!Louise Banham - July 2017

You need to hire a car and brush up on your Spanish as this is a largely undiscovered part of Spain to international tourism.Brent Kilmurray - August 2015

We would recommend a vehicle to allow you to explore the area and make the most of all the available activities.James Metcalfe - July 2013

The astronomy evening was very special.Simon Squibb - August 2013

With waterfalls flowing into the deep gorge from a spring above, the views here were spectacular and a good contrast to the panoramic vistas you experience from the hotel.James Metcalfe - July 2013

We brought additional tourism to the area which seemed somewhat of a novelty in this part of Spain, refreshingly.Lesley Bender - August 2016

All the activities are booked with local companies and no commission is taken by the hotel.Simon Squibb - August 2013

All activities were arranged for us so there was no stress.Philippa McGuinness - April 2014

Peaceful hotel, good food, beautiful countryside, interesting and varied activities which work for children and adults.Anna McConnell – November 2015

Best horse riding ever and the canyoning was great.Sara Dudley - July 2013

The Altiplano region is relatively free of tourists and we enjoyed being amongst the Spanish on holiday.Claire Harris - August 2015

Massive benefit to local tourist activity operators all run by local people.David Graham - May 2014

This part of Spain is rural and they don’t see a lot of English people, most people don’t speak English, but they are friendly and will try and help you where they canJimmy Osbourne - October 2016

So much more than we expected. A perfect balance of relaxation, exploration and excitementJonathan Stevens - September 2017

It was simply superb. The venue, the area, the other guest, and especially the hosts made this a holiday to rememberSara Anderson - September 2017

I wanted my son to experience the outdoors, away from computer games and TV, and I was not disappointed!Tracey Davies - July 2013

Amazing seeing Saturn and its moons as well as distant galaxies! We also loved all the wild swimming opportunities.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

All activities were arranged for us so there was no stress.Philippa McGuinness - April 2014

We loved the rafting trip. My 7 year old was buzzing from the excitement of jumping off rocks into the river and rafting down the small white water sections. The farm visit was excellent tooTanya Hayes - October 2017

I felt relaxed as soon as we arrived. The scenery, the setting, the other guests, the ambience – all were fantastic.”Alexandra Haxton - August 2017

The stargazing just fabulous, never seen so many stars!Simone Fiaccavento - July 2012

The hotel owners were very hospitable and keen to share their knowledge of the area.Stuart Wright - July 2013

Canoeing on La Bolera reservoir; the people there were a massive help, the lake an amazing blue colour and the meal overlooking afterwards was really nice and very affordable.Craig Buttery" - August 2017

We loved the rafting trip. My 7 year old was buzzing from the excitement of jumping off rocks into the river and rafting down the small white water sections. The farm visit was excellent tooTanya Hayes - October 2017

Really relaxing, slowing down and spending time together as a family. We also enjoyed the farm visit, kayaking, rafting and Castril, loved the bronze age site too!”Andrea Combes - August 2017

Lots of the activities were run by locals and the hotel itself could not be much more environmentally friendly!Tanya Hayes - October 2017

It was simply superb. The venue, the area, the other guest, and especially the hosts made this a holiday to rememberSara Anderson - September 2017

The community atmosphere at the hotel was superb creating a great environment for friendships among adults and children alike.”Fiona Miller - August 2017

Peaceful hotel, good food, beautiful countryside, interesting and varied activities which work for children and adults.Anna McConnell – November 2015

You need to hire a car and brush up on your Spanish as this is a largely undiscovered part of Spain to international tourism.Brent Kilmurray - August 2015

Everything we did was through small family businesses.Kelly Lewis - Spetember 2016

The property relies on passive design rather than A/C to manage the temperature.Anna Rose - July 2016

This part of Spain is rural and they don’t see a lot of English people, most people don’t speak English, but they are friendly and will try and help you where they canJimmy Osbourne - October 2016

The hotel is very beautiful and quite rural; very peaceful and good for local adventure type activities but don´t go expecting lively nightlife and shopping!Heather Iqbal-Rayner - July 2015

We brought additional tourism to the area which seemed somewhat of a novelty in this part of Spain, refreshingly.Lesley Bender - August 2016

Staying at El Geco is like visiting some cool friends who have gone to live in the coolest place – as far removed from a package holiday as possible.Clare Duncan - August 2015

Amazing seeing Saturn and its moons as well as distant galaxies! We also loved all the wild swimming opportunities.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

The hotel is a long way off the road, but just keep on going down the track!Adrian Shaw September 2016

It is about half an hours drive (to) the Natural Park where you can do some spectacular mountain walks amongst the cliffs and crags with vultures and eagles overhead.Tripadvisor - March 2014

Lots of family bonding time and both the children( age 14 and 11) said that they would be happy to do a similar holiday again.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

Canoeing on La Bolera reservoir; the people there were a massive help, the lake an amazing blue colour and the meal overlooking afterwards was really nice and very affordable.Craig Buttery" - August 2017

I felt relaxed as soon as we arrived. The scenery, the setting, the other guests, the ambience – all were fantastic.”Alexandra Haxton - August 2017

As the hotel is small we made friends with all the other guests and frequently did activities with them which made them all the more fun. The rafting was the most exciting activity we did and is not to be missed!Louise Banham - July 2017

So much more than we expected. A perfect balance of relaxation, exploration and excitementJonathan Stevens - September 2017

It’s an eco-hotel, which manages fine without air con and is off-grid. You use local services daily, which must benefit the local area.Lisa Williams - August 2017

The Andalucian cooking, with our ebullient and ever so Spanish chief who provided most of the ingredients from their garden, was great fun and the results very,very tastyClare Duncan - August 2015

Highlights are the source of the river where water gushes out of the rocks, steps cut into the side of a gorge rising to around 1,500m for spectacular views of the countryside.Tripadvisor review - November 2014

With waterfalls flowing into the deep gorge (of the Guadalentin river) from a spring above, the views here were spectacular and a good contrast to the panoramic vistas you experience from the hotel and on the many possible hikes.James Metcalfe - July 2013

Accept that you will need to drive for sight-seeing/activities, often on unmade roads.Stuart Wright - July 2013

The Altiplano region is relatively free of tourists and we enjoyed being amongst the Spanish on holiday.Claire Harris - August 2015

The local village of Castril (is) only a short drive away, with a beautiful waterside walk and a stunning local swimming pool.Tracey Davies - July 2013

We brought additional tourism to the area which seemed somewhat of a novelty in this part of Spain, refreshingly.Lesley Bender - August 2016

The property relies on passive design rather than A/C to manage the temperature.Anna Rose - July 2016

As the hotel is small we made friends with all the other guests and frequently did activities with them which made them all the more fun. The rafting was the most exciting activity we did and is not to be missed!Louise Banham - July 2017

Everything we did was through small family businesses.Kelly Lewis - Spetember 2016

The Andalucian cooking, with our ebullient and ever so Spanish chief who provided most of the ingredients from their garden, was great fun and the results very,very tastyClare Duncan - August 2015

It’s an eco-hotel, which manages fine without air con and is off-grid. You use local services daily, which must benefit the local area.Lisa Williams - August 2017

Amazing seeing Saturn and its moons as well as distant galaxies! We also loved all the wild swimming opportunities.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

The community atmosphere at the hotel was superb creating a great environment for friendships among adults and children alike.”Fiona Miller - August 2017

Canoeing on La Bolera reservoir; the people there were a massive help, the lake an amazing blue colour and the meal overlooking afterwards was really nice and very affordable.Craig Buttery" - August 2017

Staying at El Geco is like visiting some cool friends who have gone to live in the coolest place – as far removed from a package holiday as possible.Clare Duncan - August 2015

So much more than we expected. A perfect balance of relaxation, exploration and excitementJonathan Stevens - September 2017

This part of Spain is rural and they don’t see a lot of English people, most people don’t speak English, but they are friendly and will try and help you where they canJimmy Osbourne - October 2016

The Altiplano region is relatively free of tourists and we enjoyed being amongst the Spanish on holiday.Claire Harris - August 2015

You need to hire a car and brush up on your Spanish as this is a largely undiscovered part of Spain to international tourism.Brent Kilmurray - August 2015

We loved the rafting trip. My 7 year old was buzzing from the excitement of jumping off rocks into the river and rafting down the small white water sections. The farm visit was excellent tooTanya Hayes - October 2017

The hotel is a long way off the road, but just keep on going down the track!Adrian Shaw September 2016

The hotel is very beautiful and quite rural; very peaceful and good for local adventure type activities but don´t go expecting lively nightlife and shopping!Heather Iqbal-Rayner - July 2015

Peaceful hotel, good food, beautiful countryside, interesting and varied activities which work for children and adults.Anna McConnell – November 2015

The community atmosphere at the hotel was superb creating a great environment for friendships among adults and children alike.”Fiona Miller - August 2017

It’s an eco-hotel, which manages fine without air con and is off-grid. You use local services daily, which must benefit the local area.Lisa Williams - August 2017

Amazing seeing Saturn and its moons as well as distant galaxies! We also loved all the wild swimming opportunities.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

The hotel is very beautiful and quite rural; very peaceful and good for local adventure type activities but don´t go expecting lively nightlife and shopping!Heather Iqbal-Rayner - July 2015

Staying at El Geco is like visiting some cool friends who have gone to live in the coolest place – as far removed from a package holiday as possible.Clare Duncan - August 2015

We loved the rafting trip. My 7 year old was buzzing from the excitement of jumping off rocks into the river and rafting down the small white water sections. The farm visit was excellent tooTanya Hayes - October 2017

There is so much to do in this area.Simon Squibb - August 2013

The Andalucian cooking, with our ebullient and ever so Spanish chief who provided most of the ingredients from their garden, was great fun and the results very,very tastyClare Duncan - August 2015

This part of Spain is rural and they don’t see a lot of English people, most people don’t speak English, but they are friendly and will try and help you where they canJimmy Osbourne - October 2016

Canoeing on La Bolera reservoir; the people there were a massive help, the lake an amazing blue colour and the meal overlooking afterwards was really nice and very affordable.Craig Buttery" - August 2017

We brought additional tourism to the area which seemed somewhat of a novelty in this part of Spain, refreshingly.Lesley Bender - August 2016

The property relies on passive design rather than A/C to manage the temperature.Anna Rose - July 2016

So much more than we expected. A perfect balance of relaxation, exploration and excitementJonathan Stevens - September 2017

The hotel is a long way off the road, but just keep on going down the track!Adrian Shaw September 2016

The hotel owners were very hospitable and keen to share their knowledge of the area.Stuart Wright - July 2013

Everything we did was through small family businesses.Kelly Lewis - Spetember 2016

We would recommend a vehicle to allow you to explore the area and make the most of all the available activities.James Metcalfe - July 2013

Lots of family bonding time and both the children( age 14 and 11) said that they would be happy to do a similar holiday again.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

As the hotel is small we made friends with all the other guests and frequently did activities with them which made them all the more fun. The rafting was the most exciting activity we did and is not to be missed!Louise Banham - July 2017

You need to hire a car and brush up on your Spanish as this is a largely undiscovered part of Spain to international tourism.Brent Kilmurray - August 2015

I felt relaxed as soon as we arrived. The scenery, the setting, the other guests, the ambience – all were fantastic.”Alexandra Haxton - August 2017

It was simply superb. The venue, the area, the other guest, and especially the hosts made this a holiday to rememberSara Anderson - September 2017

The Altiplano region is relatively free of tourists and we enjoyed being amongst the Spanish on holiday.Claire Harris - August 2015

Lots of the activities were run by locals and the hotel itself could not be much more environmentally friendly!Tanya Hayes - October 2017

Lots of the activities were run by locals and the hotel itself could not be much more environmentally friendly!

Tanya Hayes - October 2017

Peaceful hotel, good food, beautiful countryside, interesting and varied activities which work for children and adults.

Anna McConnell – November 2015

Everything we did was through small family businesses.

Kelly Lewis - Spetember 2016

All the activities and breathtaking scenery you could want from an adventure holiday.

It’s an eco-hotel, which manages fine without air con and is off-grid. You use local services daily, which must benefit the local area.

Lisa Williams - August 2017

We loved the rafting trip. My 7 year old was buzzing from the excitement of jumping off rocks into the river and rafting down the small white water sections. The farm visit was excellent too

Tanya Hayes - October 2017

The hotel is very beautiful and quite rural; very peaceful and good for local adventure type activities but don´t go expecting lively nightlife and shopping!

Heather Iqbal-Rayner - July 2015

Lots of family bonding time and both the children( age 14 and 11) said that they would be happy to do a similar holiday again.

Trupti Tandon – August 2016

The hotel is a long way off the road, but just keep on going down the track!

Adrian Shaw September 2016

Canoeing on La Bolera reservoir; the people there were a massive help, the lake an amazing blue colour and the meal overlooking afterwards was really nice and very affordable.Craig Buttery" - August 2017

We brought additional tourism to the area which seemed somewhat of a novelty in this part of Spain, refreshingly.Lesley Bender - August 2016

The comfortable rooms were cool and welcoming.Tracey Davies - July 2013

You need to hire a car and brush up on your Spanish as this is a largely undiscovered part of Spain to international tourism.Brent Kilmurray - August 2015

Really relaxing, slowing down and spending time together as a family. We also enjoyed the farm visit, kayaking, rafting and Castril, loved the bronze age site too!”Andrea Combes - August 2017

The room was very comfortable with great views and due to the building´s design naturally stayed at a cool temperature…James Metcalfe – July 2013

Lots of the activities were run by locals and the hotel itself could not be much more environmentally friendly!Tanya Hayes - October 2017

Everything we did was through small family businesses.Kelly Lewis - Spetember 2016

Staying at El Geco is like visiting some cool friends who have gone to live in the coolest place – as far removed from a package holiday as possible.Clare Duncan - August 2015

So much more than we expected. A perfect balance of relaxation, exploration and excitementJonathan Stevens - September 2017

The community atmosphere at the hotel was superb creating a great environment for friendships among adults and children alike.”Fiona Miller - August 2017

We brought additional tourism to the area which seemed somewhat of a novelty in this part of Spain, refreshingly.Lesley Bender - August 2016

All the activities are booked with local companies and no commission is taken by the hotel.Simon Squibb - August 2013

The Altiplano region is relatively free of tourists and we enjoyed being amongst the Spanish on holiday.Claire Harris - August 2015

All activities were arranged for us so there was no stress.Philippa McGuinness - April 2014

Lots of the activities were run by locals and the hotel itself could not be much more environmentally friendly!Tanya Hayes - October 2017

It was simply superb. The venue, the area, the other guest, and especially the hosts made this a holiday to rememberSara Anderson - September 2017

Peaceful hotel, good food, beautiful countryside, interesting and varied activities which work for children and adults.Anna McConnell – November 2015

Massive benefit to local tourist activity operators all run by local people.David Graham - May 2014

The Andalucian cooking, with our ebullient and ever so Spanish chief who provided most of the ingredients from their garden, was great fun and the results very,very tastyClare Duncan - August 2015

The hotel is very beautiful and quite rural; very peaceful and good for local adventure type activities but don´t go expecting lively nightlife and shopping!Heather Iqbal-Rayner - July 2015

The hotel is a long way off the road, but just keep on going down the track!Adrian Shaw September 2016

Really relaxing, slowing down and spending time together as a family. We also enjoyed the farm visit, kayaking, rafting and Castril, loved the bronze age site too!”Andrea Combes - August 2017

Everything we did was through small family businesses.Kelly Lewis - Spetember 2016

We loved the rafting trip. My 7 year old was buzzing from the excitement of jumping off rocks into the river and rafting down the small white water sections. The farm visit was excellent tooTanya Hayes - October 2017

Amazing seeing Saturn and its moons as well as distant galaxies! We also loved all the wild swimming opportunities.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

I felt relaxed as soon as we arrived. The scenery, the setting, the other guests, the ambience – all were fantastic.”Alexandra Haxton - August 2017

Lots of family bonding time and both the children( age 14 and 11) said that they would be happy to do a similar holiday again.Trupti Tandon – August 2016

So much more than we expected. A perfect balance of relaxation, exploration and excitementJonathan Stevens - September 2017

This part of Spain is rural and they don’t see a lot of English people, most people don’t speak English, but they are friendly and will try and help you where they canJimmy Osbourne - October 2016

The property relies on passive design rather than A/C to manage the temperature.Anna Rose - July 2016

With waterfalls flowing into the deep gorge from a spring above, the views here were spectacular and a good contrast to the panoramic vistas you experience from the hotel.James Metcalfe - July 2013

As the hotel is small we made friends with all the other guests and frequently did activities with them which made them all the more fun. The rafting was the most exciting activity we did and is not to be missed!Louise Banham - July 2017

You need to hire a car and brush up on your Spanish as this is a largely undiscovered part of Spain to international tourism.Brent Kilmurray - August 2015

It’s an eco-hotel, which manages fine without air con and is off-grid. You use local services daily, which must benefit the local area.Lisa Williams - August 2017

Staying at El Geco is like visiting some cool friends who have gone to live in the coolest place – as far removed from a package holiday as possible.Clare Duncan - August 2015

Best horse riding ever and the canyoning was great.Sara Dudley - July 2013

Canoeing on La Bolera reservoir; the people there were a massive help, the lake an amazing blue colour and the meal overlooking afterwards was really nice and very affordable.Craig Buttery" - August 2017